The rest of the country is facing increased wait times at airports, the danger of being exposed to contaminated food, trash strewn about historical sites and risk from sanitary and safety issues plaguing understaffed national parks. Tax refunds may be delayed – another source of worry for Americans living paycheck to paycheck.

This shutdown, the result of the ongoing fight between President Donald Trump and Democratic lawmakers over funds for a U.S.-Mexico border wall, is the longest in U.S. history.